Sleep and Shiftwork

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Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In An Underslept State'

This audio and online article by National Public Radio summarizes research and recommendations shared by sleep scientist Matthew Walker, Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Short Sleep Duration by Occupation Group — 29 States, 2013–2014

To provide updated and more detailed information about which occupation groups have the highest prevalences of short sleep duration, CDC analyzed data from currently employed adults surveyed for the 2013 and 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 29 states.